Classic Antarctic Peninsula
The classic ship-based introduction to Antarctica, combining two Drake Passage crossings with flexible landings and Zodiac cruising around the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.
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Compare classic voyages, wildlife and interior expeditions, Ross Sea journeys and rare semi-circumnavigations across the Southern Ocean.
The classic ship-based introduction to Antarctica, combining two Drake Passage crossings with flexible landings and Zodiac cruising around the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.
Fly from Punta Arenas to King George Island in both directions, joining a small expedition ship for an intensive exploration of the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula.
Fly south from Punta Arenas to King George Island, explore the Antarctic Peninsula by expedition ship, then sail north across the Drake Passage to Ushuaia.
Sail both ways across the Drake Passage, explore the Antarctic Peninsula and continue south in the hope of crossing latitude 66°33′ South.
Fly across the Drake Passage in both directions, using the shipboard days to explore the Peninsula and venture towards the Antarctic Circle.
Concentrate the voyage on South Georgia’s immense wildlife colonies and the ice-filled western Antarctic Peninsula.
Enter the Weddell Sea aboard a helicopter-capable ship and, if ice and weather permit, attempt to approach the emperor-penguin colony near Snow Hill Island.
Combine the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula, then continue south in the hope of crossing the Antarctic Circle.
Complete the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula in one extended voyage, with stronger emphasis on cabin and onboard comfort.
Fly from Punta Arenas to Union Glacier, then continue by ski aircraft to the Geographic South Pole when weather and runway conditions allow.
Fly through Union Glacier to a remote sea-ice camp at Gould Bay for several weather-led days observing wild adult emperor penguins and chicks.
Follow the history of Douglas Mawson and the Australasian Antarctic Expedition into remote East Antarctica, where historic huts, immense ice, powerful winds and rarely visited coastlines define the journey.
Sail round trip from New Zealand to the sub-Antarctic islands, Macquarie Island, the Ross Sea and East Antarctic coast, combining heroic-age history, Adélie penguins, monumental ice and rare high-latitude access.
Cross from Ushuaia to Hobart through the Antarctic Peninsula, Bellingshausen and Amundsen Seas, the Ross Sea and Macquarie Island on an exceptionally rare expedition along Antarctica’s Pacific-facing coast.
Sail from Hobart across East Antarctica and the Indian Ocean sector of the continent before turning north to Cape Town, combining Mawson history, immense ice, remote coasts and a major Southern Ocean crossing.
Journey from Dunedin through the sub-Antarctic islands and Ross Sea, then follow the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas to the Antarctic Peninsula and Ushuaia on a month-long expedition across Antarctica’s Pacific sector.
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